Wedding Photos of Elements

The following “Elements” images were created by documentary wedding photographers from the WPJA, who regularly submit their best candid moments, artistic portraits, details, and scene setters for review by our WPJA competition judges.

WEDDINGS + ELOPEMENTS + ARTISTIC PORTRAITS & DETAILS + ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS

Some of the “Elements” marriage photography samples below may have come from the getting ready events, the actual wedding ceremony, the reception after-party, an engagement session with the couple, or possibly be artistic portraits or detail shots.

FINE ART WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY: Our Artistic Guild award winners take a more creative approach to wedding day Portraits and use their innovative skills to capture the Details of each couple’s special day. The Artistic Guild’s Scene Setters are some of the most notable and breathtaking from within the artistic WPJA contest categories. Playing with light and shadow, special effects, and post-production editing, these images embrace the artistic component of wedding photography.

PRE-WEDDING ENGAGEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY: The story of every couple starts long before the wedding day, and the engagement marks one of the most important milestones in their story. Engaged couples often want to celebrate the occasion and announce their upcoming wedding with a photoshoot. Pre-wedding portraits of an engaged couple can be just as moving and compelling as the images taken on the wedding day. Engagement portraits can win a Diamond Award, an exclusive WPJA award whose winner is selected from the best engagement photography in the world.

A couple in formal attire poses against a striking architectural backdrop at their wedding at The Thompson Hotel in Washington DC

Enchanting Vows Amongst Architectural Splendor: A love story at The Thompson Hotel in Washington DC

Top, and timeless wedding photography from Burg Rheinstein during a portrait session at night with colorful framing elements

Germany framing Night colorful germany wedding photography Burg Rheinstein couple

Key West, Florida wedding venue outdoor ceremony photography Showing all of the elements that brought the couple to Florida - Beach, Palm Tress, Water, Boats

beach Key West outdoor ceremony photography Florida water couple Palm Tress

Japaratinga environmental engagement e-session - Since they are engineers, I decided to use the elements that were on the beach to compose the photograph

Alagoas Japaratinga environmental engagement elements Gustavo Sarmento Alagoas photographer compose Japaratinga

Cosmos Club, Washington, D.C creative wedding detail image of the Bride's shoes placed on the architectural elements of the venue

brides shoes Cosmos Club architectural elements Washington venue DC

Havre de Grace, MD | Photographer: "This lighthouse is one of the staple elements of the Havre de Grace area so I knew I had to incorporate it into their photos."

This lighthouse is one of the staple elements of the Havre de Grace area so I knew I had to incorporate it into their photos

MD e session MD bride MD Scott Josuweit staple de Grace photos

Baltimore, MD engagement | Photographer: "I wanted to capture the city skyline at sunset but it was difficult with all of the people around so I silhouetted them against a tree to help bring attention to them against the busy elements."

I wanted to capture the city skyline at sunset but it was difficult with all of the people around so I silhouetted them against a tree to help bring attention to them against the busy elements

MD busy Baltimore bride Baltimore couple image people city skyline elements

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